FEMALE NORTHERN FLICKER (YELLOW SHAFTED), COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK,ETOBICOKE,TORONTO, 10/7/2023

 

MALE REDHEAD IN BREEDING PLUMAGE, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 10/7/2023

 

REFLECTIONS OF A GREAT BLUE HERON, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 10/7/2023

 

MALE & FEMALE MALLARDS, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 10/7/2023

 

IMMATURE YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (MYRTLE), COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 10/7/2023

 

 

NONBREEDING MALE HOUSE SPARROW, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 10/7/2023

 

JUVENILE & FORMATIVE MALE NORTHERN CARDINAL, COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH PARK, ETOBICOKE, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 10/7/2023

   The first photo shows a juvenile Northern Cardinal.  The last two photos show a formative male Northern Cardinal picking up with its bill something to eat.  A formative male means it is molting from from juvenile plumage to male plumage.